Desert Hotsprings (Valspar 6008-5C)
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Desert Hotsprings (Valspar 6008-5C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Hotsprings
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Hotsprings by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Desert Hotsprings, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lively Yellow | SW 6702 | 68 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Clover | 375 | 64.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pear Cider | P330-3 | 71.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Subtle Sunshine | 1110-2 | 68 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Desert Hotsprings (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Hotsprings
Darker than Desert Hotsprings
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-5C |
| Hex | #E4D799 |
| RGB | 228, 215, 153 |
| HSL | 50°, 58%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, -4.6, 32.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Hotsprings (Valspar 6008-5C), published as #E4D799
#D4CD98
#F5E198
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Hotsprings (Valspar 6008-5C)?
- Desert Hotsprings has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Hotsprings is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Hotsprings in another brand?
- Subtle Sunshine (PPG 1110-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Hotsprings warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Hotsprings as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.